I installed AJAX extentions 1.0 and can see it ok in control panel List of programs.  Then i downloaded   1. AJAXcontrolKit.zip 2. AJAXcontrolKitFramework3.5.zip.

Then I followed   Configure Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Web Developer instructions below:

But in step 1 , Create a new web site...   there is not a AJAX web site template under My Templates or Visual Studio Templates.  I continued with the steps in the Configure and added the AJAX toolkit successfully. Then I  did the  Installing AJAX Control Toolkit Templates and intalled them successfull and see then in VWD2008.

BUT I still do not have   AJAX templates under  My templates or Visual Studio templates.

Following are instructions for Setting up environment.

What am I doing wrong?

Pauley

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1. Install the latest ASP.NET AJAX Extensions 1.0 package
2. Unpack the AJAX Control Toolkit into a folder on your computer

1. Create a new web site from the ASP.NET AJAX web site template by opening the "File" menu, clicking "New", "Web Site...", and picking "ASP.NET AJAX Web Site" under "My Templates"
2. Right-click on the Toolbox and select "Add Tab", and add a tab called "AJAX Control Toolkit"
3. Inside that tab, right-click on the Toolbox and select "Choose Items..."
4. When the "Choose Toolbox Items" dialog appears, click the "Browse..." button. Navigate to the folder where you installed the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit package. You will find a folder called "SampleWebSite", and under that another folder called "bin". Inside that folder, select "AjaxControlToolkit.dll" and click OK. Click OK again to close the Choose Items Dialog.
5. You can now use the included sample controls in your web sites!

1. In the folder where you installed the AJAX Control Toolkit package, you will find a folder called "AjaxControlExtender" with a file called "AjaxControlExtender.vsi" inside it - double-click AjaxControlExtender.vsi to install it
2. Choose which templates you would like to install, then click "Next", then "Yes" to allow the unsigned content (note: as a public project, this content can't be signed by Microsoft), then "Finish"
3. You have now installed the templates are ready to create your own Toolkit-based web site or ASP.NET AJAX Extenders!

Note: The AJAX Control Toolkit Extender Templates are for building extenders and controls and need Visual Studio C#/VB Express. The Toolkit Website Templates work with Visual Web Developer Express. If you have Visual Studio then all templates can be installed.

First, let's separate VS 2008. VS 2008 does not have 'AJAX Web site' template, you can add AJAX enabled Web Form to any Web site, including plain existing ones. So VS 2008 has AJAX Web Form template, but no AJAX Web site template. VS 2008 does not need AJAX 1.0, it ships updated version in the box. You still need AJAX toolkit though.

So, to be completely clear: are you using VS 2005 or 2008?

Thanks for responding Mikhail.   2008   actually  VWD2008.

Thanks

Pauley

Then you don't need AJAX 1.0 unless you want explicitly target 2.0 Framework. Also, there is no separate AJAX Web site template in VS 2008. You can add AJAX Web Form to any Web site.

Hello, I have this same issue. I am suing visual studio 2008. I installed the toolkit successfully however I do not have the AJAX Toolkit Template. Also I could not drop the Toolkit controls into the normal web forms.

 Can you please help me.

Thanks

I am having trouble with this as well.  I downloaded the asp.net ajax extensions and the ajax control toolkit, but cannot see the "Ajax-enabled website" template in Visual Web Developer 2005.  I tried reinstalling everything a second time, but it still doesn't give me this template.  What gives??  I'm eager to try my hand at Ajax-enabled websites, but I'm not sure how to do it without the template.  If anyone can tell me how/where to download the template I would be grateful.  Thanks!

Well. I resoved the issue by installing the VS2005 then SP1 then SP1 for vista then I installed the AJAX and AJAX Control Toolkit. All worked except when I installed ASP.NET Futures I added the controls fine first time but when i tried again i got an error

When I create a tab then choose Item. when I choose the DLL file it says can not be loaded. I have the tools for ASP.NET Futures 2.0 added but not 3.5. Now both generate the same error.

I just came across this problem today and found a way to create the missing project template using files found within the AjaxControlToolkit download:

 TemplateVSI/ToolkitWebsiteTemplate - appears to be intended as project templates

1. Copy Readme.txt and web.config files to ToolkitWebsiteTemplateVB and ToolkitWebsiteTemplateCS folders
2. Create a Bin directory
3. Copy the AjaxControlToolkit.dll file from SampleWebSite/Bin to the Bin folder
4. Edit AjaxControlToolkitWebsiteVB.vstemplate and AjaxControlToolkitWebsiteCS.vstemplate files to remove all the other language folders
5. Select all the files and compress into ZIP files named AjaxControlToolkitWebsiteCS.zip and AjaxControlToolkitWebsiteVB.zip
6. Copy the ZIP files to My Documents/Visual Studio 2005/Templates/ProjectTemplates/Visual Web Developer/VisualBasic and CSharp folders

All of those language folders I took out magically reappeared as soon as I added an AJAX Toolkit Control to the default.aspx page so there is no real point in removing them except it saves you some time in creating the template.

Hi, It's all blurry here too. sorry for bothering. and thanks.

I have VS 2008 Team System and i don't have an ASP.NET AJAX Web Site" under "My Templates"(it sucks really)
All i have is a ASP.NET AJAX Control Project ,under create new project.

I have the AjaxControlToolkit-Framework3.5. Can you tell me if i really need a ASP.NET AJAX Web Site template to install this kit?
Does VS 2008 Pro include this template? or what version?
If all Else fails for me. can you link me to a template to install that famous template..

thanks.

Hi, It's all blurry here too. sorry for bothering. and thanks.

I have VS 2008 Team System and i don't have an ASP.NET AJAX Web Site" under "My Templates"(it sucks really)
All i have is a ASP.NET AJAX Control Project ,under create new project.

I have the AjaxControlToolkit-Framework3.5. Can you tell me if i really need a ASP.NET AJAX Web Site template to install this kit?
Does VS 2008 Pro include this template? or what version?
If all Else fails for me. can you link me to a template to install that famous template..

thanks.

The support for AJAX is part of the normal form. Therefore in VS 2008 you willno find tht tmplate bacause the default template is AJAX ready.

 I hope that did help a bit

That does says it all thank you. so i did installed the tool kit ok by opening just a regular asp.net web form right?  and also. is profesional for a stater user. or is team just bulls$%^t what can you tell me about that should i stay with team or should i get pro.??thank again.

You don;t need 'AJAX Web site', regular project template is OK. However, there is a separate template for AJAX Enabled Web Form.

In VS 2008 the default web form is AJAX enabled.

You have the choice to use AJAX component in your project or not.

 You will still need to install the toolkit to get the extra controls

The AjaxControlExtender.vsi file in the AjaxControlExtender folder will install all the templates. Disregard my previous message about messing with the project template files.